This large museum with attractive displays focuses on Nagasaki's proud history of international exchange. Additionally, there's a fabulous, detailed reconstruction of a section of the Edo-period Nagasaki Magistrate's Office, which controlled trade and diplomacy. Be sure to get the free English-language audio guide.
Nagasaki Museum of History & Culture
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A still, serene and deeply moving place, Nagasaki's Peace Park commemorates the atomic bombing of the city on August 9, 1945, which reduced the鈥
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On 9 August 1945, the world's second nuclear weapon detonated over Nagasaki, and this sombre place recounts the city's destruction and loss of life鈥
Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims
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Adjacent to the Atomic Bomb Museum and completed in 2003, this minimalist memorial by Kury奴 Akira is a profoundly moving place. It's best approached by鈥
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In 1641 the Tokugawa shogunate banished all foreigners from Japan, with one exception: Dejima, a fan-shaped, artificial island in Nagasaki harbour. From鈥
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This hilltop church, Japan's oldest (1864), is dedicated to the 26 Christians who were crucified in Nagasaki in 1597. The former seminary and bishop's鈥
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About 15 minutes on foot from Arita Station, this large, hilltop operation is the most comprehensive ceramics museum in the region. The Shibata Collection鈥
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From afar, the Unesco World Heritage island of Hashima resembles a battleship, hence its nickname Gunkanjima ('battleship island'). Up close, this long鈥
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This hilltop castle was ruled mostly by the Matsudaira clan from the 1660s and played a part in the Shimabara Rebellion. It was rebuilt in 1964. As well鈥
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This temple, surrounded by serene gardens, is not to be confused with S艒fuku-ji (in Teramachi). It contains an arched stone gate dating from 1657. The鈥
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This temple takes the form of a huge turtle carrying an 18m-high figure of the goddess Kannon on its back. Inside, a Foucault pendulum (demonstrating the鈥
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Situated on a forested hilltop and reached via multiple staircases with nearly 200 steps, this enormous shrine was established in 1625. Around the grounds鈥
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The best known of several bridges that cross the Nakashima-gawa, the Spectacles Bridge is so called because the reflection of the arches in the water鈥
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Parallel to Teramachi, the Nakashima-gawa is crossed by a picturesque collection of 17th-century stone bridges. At one time each bridge was the distinct鈥
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This memorial wall has reliefs of the 26 Christians 鈥 six Spanish friars and 20 Japanese 鈥 crucified in 1597 during a harsh crackdown. The youngest killed鈥
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Just next door to the memorial wall that honours the memory of 26 Christians murdered here in the 16th century, this museum houses Christianity-related鈥
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This temple in Teramachi dates from the 1620s and is noted for the Ming architecture of the main hall. Like S艒fuku-ji, it is an 艑baku Zen temple 鈥 and the鈥